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South American coral snake

Micrurus lemniscatus
Kan doodmaakKan jou doodmaak sonder behandeling. As dit jou byt, kry vinnig hulp.
Koraalslange ByteEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

The South American coral snake is a thin, brightly coloured venomous snake. It lives only in South America, from Argentina to Venezuela. It is nocturnal, so it is most active at night, and its venom is strong enough to be dangerous to people.1

Leef in
Northern and eastern South America, from Argentina to Venezuela, including Brazil, Colombia and the Guianas1
Suid-Amerika
Tuis
It lives in humid and lowland forests, open savannas, gallery forests and lowland floodplains. It is also found in cleared land and near human homes, especially in damp areas or near a water source. It is found from near sea level up to 1,000 m.1
Lengte
60 cm tot 1,4 m (2 ft tot 4,8 ft)1
Topspoed
omtrent 5,1 km/h (3,2 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It eats mainly long-bodied animals such as freshwater eels, gymnotiform fishes, caecilians, lizards and other snakes.1
Regtig waar!Foto van South American coral snake
South American coral snake. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • The snout is black, followed by a narrow white band in front of the eyes and a wider black band across the eyes.1
  • The rest of the head is red, and the body has broad red rings.1
  • Between the red rings are 7 to 17 groups of three black and two white rings.1
  • The tail has two of these black and white groups.1
  • It is thin, and adults are usually 60 to 90 cm long, tail included.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is a strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. It acts both before and after the nerve connects to the muscle, and it causes a strong, permanent block of nerve signals to the muscles in vertebrates. A muscle-damaging toxin called lemnitoxin has also been isolated from the venom.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

It is not aggressive towards people, but it can bite to defend itself. The estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 5 to 7 mg of venom (dry weight). In laboratory milking, the average venom yield was 8 to 10 mg and the largest was 27 mg.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is not aggressive, but it can attack to defend itself when threatened.1

As dit byt

  • Hou die persoon stil en kalm en kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit, selfs as die byt klein lyk: simptome kan ure later begin.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

  • Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
  • Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
  • As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

AfrikaAsiëEuropaNoord-AmerikaSuid-AmerikaAustralië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

South American coral snake omtrent 1,4 m lank (4,8 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmens omtrent 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 71 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is South American coral snake in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

The venom of this snake is strong enough to cause paralysis, because it blocks nerve signals to the muscles.1

2

It is one of the few snakes whose diet includes freshwater eels and gymnotiform fishes.1

3

It is nocturnal and digs in loose soil or leaf litter, so it spends much of its time hidden underground.1

4

It can live in disturbed land and near human homes, not only in deep forest.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Coral snakes are aggressive and will attack people.

Waarheid: This snake is not aggressive towards people. It only bites to defend itself.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Micrurus lemniscatus
Groep
Koraalslange
Familie
Elapidae2
Orde
Squamata
Kontinente
Suid-Amerika
Babas
It lays eggs, with a clutch of possibly 20 eggs.1
Gevaar vir mense
4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Micrurus lemniscatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus lemniscatus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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